Blog Identity

Yesterday I was reading Booksquare and there was an excellent article on your blog identity. It got me to thinking . . . hmmm…exactly where do I fit in this? I’m in a nebulous world of aspiring authordom where I don’t have books out yet (emphasis on YET–I will somehow sneak my way past the editors), and I know most people don’t particularly want to read about my darling adorable-yet-often-evil children. I write historicals, but I truly don’t think people want to read huge passages on historical research.

So yesterday while I was meticulously avoiding the train wreck happening at Romancing the Blog (quick side note on that in a minute)…I started to think about what I’d like to do with my blog. I think I’m going to post random, fun bits of historical trivia. And that will be my blog identity. Useless knowledge for all!

Side note on Romancing the Blog–I have a sneaking suspicion that the people who were arguing and attacking so vehemently yesterday are the same ones who are afraid that this knowledge about web design will somehow hurt their businesses. Knowledge=power. I’ll tell you one thing, though. Operating a website is not expensive. Maintaining your privacy is not expensive. (Everything you see is stuff I’ve done by myself. I have no degree in computers and very little training, but I’ve figured out what I can–so can you, if you have the time.). When you want to link to your books through Amazon or Barnes and Noble, it should be your choice whether you want your web designer to get the small percentage of affiliate profits or whether you get them. That’s my opinion, and I’m sticking to it. :coffee2:

Now, for your random trivia of the day: In ancient Celtic times, there was a marriage tradition where the bride and groom would wash the feet of the arriving guests. A silver coin was placed in a basin of water and after the marriage ceremony, the unmarried women could compete to get the coin. Whoever got the coin would be the next to marry.